MV Cape Kennedy (T-AKR 5083) is one of the United States Military Sealift Command's 27 Roll-on/Roll-off Ships and one of the 44 Ready Reserve Force (RRF) ships in the Sealift Program Office. She is the sister ship of MV Cape Knox
 MV Cape Kennedy moored at New Orleans 2007
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | MV Cape Kennedy (T-AKR-5083) |
| Namesake | Cape Kennedy |
| Owner | United States Maritime Administration |
| Operator | Keystone Shipping Company |
| Laid down | 24 June 1978 |
| Launched | 17 October 1978 as MV Nedlloyd Rosario |
| Renamed | MV Rosario Date unknown, MV Cape Kennedy |
| Homeport | New Orleans, LA |
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| Status | National Defense Reserve Fleet |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 15,718 tons light; 44,466 tons full |
| Length | 696 ft (212 m) |
| Beam | 106 ft (32 m) |
| Draft | 35 ft (11 m) |
| Propulsion | Single diesel, single screw |
| Speed | 16.6 knots |
| Complement | 25 |
| Time to activate | 5 Days |
References
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This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.- Navsource
External links
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Media related to IMO 7714636 at Wikimedia Commons
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